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TIL that the first version of rayon was so inflammable that it got nicknamed "mother-in-law silk."

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Oom4g TIL Prince Philip once said "In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation" in 1988
BwWx TIL James Huberty called a mental health clinic, left his name, and waited for hours for them to return his call. His name was written down as “Shouberty” and the call was a non-crisis because Huberty was so polite. The next day he carried out one of America’s worst rampage killings.
AD6Yl TIL that CNN pays airports to show news on their TVs. It's not normal CNN but a special version that excludes any stories about plane crashes.
AEj4 TIL that Evolution was proposed by Christian Bishop Saint Augustine, in his paper, ‘The Literal Meaning of Genesis’, written in the early 400s.
jOwN TIL the Moscow Water Dog is a now-extinct breed of dog that was developed in the Soviet Union after WWII. They were bred to be water rescue dogs, but since they preferred biting drowning people to saving them, the breed was allowed to go extinct.